Uruguay

Nitrogen Data Profile

144 Indicators 12 Nitrogen-Related Policies & Regulations 5 Data Sources
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Socio-economic Information

3.38M
Population
(2025)
85.3B$
GDP (current US$)
(2025)
25.2k$
GDP per capita (current US$)
(2025)
0.2%
Cropland Area (% of land area)
(2023)
2,238,600 ha
Cropland Area
(2023)
6.4%
Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing (% of GDP)
(2025)

N₂O Emissions by Sector

Indicators

Excess nitrogen per hectare of cropland single year 57.1 kg per hectare (2009)
Excess nitrogen from croplands single year 43 kt (2009)
Share of global excess nitrogen from croplands single year 0.057 % (2009)
Value 92.4 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 +6087.2%
Value 41.3 kg/ha (2023)
Change since 1961 +6828.4%
Which countries overapplied nitrogen without gains in crop yields? single year -2.8 % (2020)
Value 23.8 kg/person (2023)
Change since 1961 +1803.2%
Value 0 t (2020)
Change since 2003
Value 0 t (2023)
Change since 2003
Value 174 kg/ha (2023)
Change since 1961 +1785.2%
Total nitrogen inputs to crops single year 71.8 kt (2009)
Nitrogen inputs per hectare of cropland single year 95.1 kg/ha (2009)
Value 81.2 kg/ha (2023)
Change since 1961 +4909.3%
Value 0 t (2023)
Change since 2003
Value 202 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 +3948.4%
Value 578 t (2023)
Change since 1990
Value 59.6 kg/ person (2023)
Change since 1961 +3284.7%
Value 202 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 +4385.4%
Value 77.6 kg/ha (2023)
Change since 1961 +4691.4%
Value 101 kg/ha (2023)
Change since 1961 +3769.0%
Value 37.4 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 +40.9%
Value 16.7 kg/ha (2023)
Change since 1961 +57.8%
Value 33.7 g per $ (2023)
Change since 1961 +1880.6%
Value 204 t (2020)
Change since 2000 +463.0%
Value 0 t (2017)
Change since 2015
Value 341 t (2024)
Change since 2002 +163.9%
Value 673 k$ (2024)
Change since 2002 +1283.6%
Value 3.5 kt (2018)
Change since 2002 +693.7%
Value 431 t (2015)
Change since 2002 -29.2%
Value 213 k$ (2015)
Change since 2002 +186.3%
Value 53 t (2024)
Change since 2002 -95.0%
Value 84.5 k$ (2024)
Change since 2002 -56.4%
Value 42.6 kt (2018)
Change since 2002 +2764.6%
Value 1.09 kt (2024)
Change since 2007 +3930.3%
Value 475 k$ (2024)
Change since 2007 +5969.3%
Value 87.3 kt (2024)
Change since 2002 +5767.5%
Value 19.7 M$ (2024)
Change since 2002 +7361.1%
Value 469 t (2018)
Change since 2011 -87.8%
Value 7 t (2019)
Change since 2018 +600.0%
Value 2.87 k$ (2019)
Change since 2018 +635.9%
Value 4.02 kt (2024)
Change since 2007 +1206.5%
Value 1.48 M$ (2024)
Change since 2007 +1380.3%
Value 225 kt N (2023)
Change since 1961 +3354.8%
Value 39.8 kt (2018)
Change since 2012 +40.5%
Value 62.1 t (2024)
Change since 2007 -85.6%
Value 168 k$ (2024)
Change since 2007 -10.1%
Value 3.95 kt (2024)
Change since 2002 +524.5%
Value 7.26 M$ (2024)
Change since 2002 +1982.9%
Value 20.8 kt (2018)
Change since 2002 +48314.0%
Value 2.52 kt (2024)
Change since 2002 -87.5%
Value 2.52 M$ (2024)
Change since 2002 -87.5%
Value 35.4 kt (2024)
Change since 2002 +4872.9%
Value 21.9 M$ (2024)
Change since 2002 +11720.0%
Value 14.7 kt (2018)
Change since 2012 -93.6%
Value 16 t (2024)
Change since 2002 -88.8%
Value 6.56 k$ (2024)
Change since 2002 -68.3%
Value 7.32 kt (2024)
Change since 2002 +1588.9%
Value 4.07 M$ (2024)
Change since 2002 +3487.4%
Value 255 kt (2018)
Change since 2002 +288.9%
Value 39.7 kt (2018)
Change since 2002 +6497.8%
Value 994 t (2024)
Change since 2023 +1987280.0%
Value 466 k$ (2024)
Change since 2023 +89601.9%
Value 17 M$ (2024)
Change since 2002 +20951.1%
Value 54.1 kt (2024)
Change since 2002 +8887.0%
Value 396 t (2024)
Change since 2007 +165.9%
Value 226 k$ (2024)
Change since 2007 +158.2%
Value 355 kt (2024)
Change since 2002 +441.7%
Value 131 M$ (2024)
Change since 2002 +1490.8%
Value 65.7 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 +616.4%
Value 16.6 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 +9.5%
Value 7.41 kg/ha (2023)
Change since 1961 +22.6%
Value 25,642 kg/ha and ton (2023)
Change since 1961 +349.1%
Value 11.5 kg/ha (2023)
Change since 1961 +402.9%
Value 29.4 kg/ha (2023)
Change since 1961 +702.4%
Value 125 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 +539.8%
Value 3.64 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 -38.1%
Value 55.9 kg/ha (2023)
Change since 1961 +616.5%
Value 1.63 kg/ha (2023)
Change since 1961 -30.6%
Value 62.2 % (2014)
Change since 1961 +152.8%
Value 6.82 Mt CO₂e (2024)
Change since 1970 +56.1%
Value 7,020 Gt CO₂e (2023)
Change since 1990 +21.2%
Value 2,072 t CO₂e/person (2023)
Change since 1990 +11.1%
Value 0.168 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +1850.0%
Value 0.0008 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +14.3%
Value 0.0436 t (2023)
Change since 1961 -3.3%
Value 0.0055 t (2023)
Change since 1961 -70.1%
Value 0.0021 t (2023)
Change since 1961 -75.0%
Value 0.211 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +1576.2%
Value 0.0071 t (2023)
Change since 1961
Value 0.276 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +91900.0%
Value 0.264 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +178.1%
Value 0.0132 t (2023)
Change since 1961 -33.7%
Value 0.0003 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +50.0%
Value 0.0057 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +714.3%
Value 0.0075 t (2023)
Change since 1961 -38.5%
Value 0.0377 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +1884.2%
Value 0.0002 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +100.0%
Value 0.0098 t (2023)
Change since 1961 -3.0%
Value 0.0012 t (2023)
Change since 1961 -70.7%
Value 0.0005 t (2023)
Change since 1961 -73.7%
Value 0.0475 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +1596.4%
Value 0.0016 t (2023)
Change since 1961
Value 0.0621 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +62000.0%
Value 0.0594 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +177.6%
Value 206 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +1857.1%
Value 1 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +25.0%
Value 53.4 t (2023)
Change since 1961 -3.4%
Value 6.7 t (2023)
Change since 1961 -70.4%
Value 2.5 t (2023)
Change since 1961 -75.7%
Value 259 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +1579.9%
Value 8.6 t (2023)
Change since 1961
Value 338 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +84450.0%
Value 323 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +177.9%
Value 2.37 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 +28.3%
Value 10.7 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 +1859.0%
Value 52.7 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +26.3%
Value 2.78 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 -3.3%
Value 132 t (2023)
Change since 1961 -75.2%
Value 13.4 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 +1580.4%
Value 449 t (2023)
Change since 1961 +368764.0%
Value 17.6 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 +85554.0%
Value 16.8 kt (2023)
Change since 1961 +178.0%
Value 1.06 kg/ha (2023)
Change since 1961 +43.6%
Value 7.22 Mt CO₂e (2024)
Change since 1970 +59.4%
Value 47 % change (2024)
Change since 1991 +782.2%
Value 7.68 Gt CO₂e (2022)
Change since 1990 +19.6%
Value 7,566 Gt CO₂e (2024)
Change since 1850 +7194.9%
Value 0.258 % (2024)
Change since 1850 +257.2%
N₂O from all sectors per capita single year 0.057 Mt CO2e/ person (2009)
Value 51.6 kt CO₂e (2024)
Change since 1970 +68.1%
Value 400 t CO₂e (2024)
Change since 1970 +33.3%
Value 77.1 kt CO₂e (2024)
Change since 1970 +1252.6%
Value 133 kt CO₂e (2024)
Change since 1970 +156.0%
Value 15.4 kt CO₂e (2024)
Change since 1970 +1084.6%
Value 56.8 kt CO₂e (2024)
Change since 1970 +157.0%
Value 61.8 kt CO₂e (2024)
Change since 1970 +37.6%
Value 3.38 M (2025)
Change since 1960 +33.8%
Value 85.3 B$ (2025)
Change since 1960 +6770.2%
Value 25.2 k$ (2025)
Change since 1960 +5035.3%
Value 0.223 % of land area (2023)
Change since 1961 -26.4%
Number of Public Policies (All Years) single year 12 policies (2018)
Value 0 policies (2018)
Change since 1905
Value 6.38 % of GDP (2025)
Change since 1983 -52.4%
Value 2,238,600 ha (2023)
Change since 1961 -10.7%

Nitrogen-Related Policies & Regulations

All policies are sourced from the INMS International Policy Database Visit Database